My Journey at Bookworm so far….
Written by Melcom I started my journey as a volunteer in the Mobile Outreach Program (MOP), which is an extension of the Bookworm Trust programs. I owe thanks to Prof Alito Siqueira, for directing me to Bookworm. It is thanks to his direction I was able to reach to such a wonderful place. So far […]
The boy who made his own book
Written by Barkha There was once a little boy who loved to read and read. His parents worked in the plantations because there was need. They would bring him bits of paper every day And he read it out and told them what it would say. There was sports, politics, business and more […]
We are featured in Gomantak Times and Dainik Gomantak (15th Jan 2015)
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Program for RAISING a community of readers
Program for RAISING a community of readersSunday, 18th January, 2015Aldona
Experience at Kasturba Matoshri School
Written by Deepali Its been more than a couple of months since I have been going to KMS. We have two classes each of std five and six and a class of std eight Marathi Medium which has just ten students. They are a bunch of students who are rarely all present for my sessions. […]
School Bell…
Written by Deepali We go to Auxilium Caranzalem on every Tuesdays and Wednesdays and what a way to start the week. Every school has a bell that tells everyone when a period is over or when its time to close the books and quieten those hunger pangs or when to escape out from the classes […]
These are a few of our chosen books !
favourite books from Bookworm team’s 2014 LIST. Analia Braganza The Three Kittens – V Suteyev Analiza Rodrigues King Bidgood in the Bathtub – Audrey Wood, Don Wood Barkha Sharda Following my Paintbrush – Gita Wolf, Dulari Devi Deepali Correya Library Lion – Michelle Knudsen, Kevin Hawkes Flavia Lobo The Swan’s Gift […]
Book Browsing
Written by Analia It is such a satisfying and heart-warming scene every time the children pick up a book because I see their faces light up with joy and there is also a sense of awe with the knowledge that they can take a book home. I support the children in lending and borrowing of […]
A School Concert
For a long time this month our school program has been at the receiving end of Concert Chaos. Yesterday I had the joy of being at the other end, Concert Celebrations ! Sr Celine from The Auxilium Convent, Caranzalem, a LiS supported school invited me to be Chief Guest at the Pre school Annual Day […]
Print in the Classroom
Children extract meaning from their environment through signs. Although they are not actually reading at an early age (Stahl & Murray, 1993), visually distinctive environmental print (product labels, restaurant signs, street signs) help children to understand their environment, become involved in it, and locate particular services and activities for future occasions. Research has shown that […]